This television station's computerized news operation is kept humming by its uninterruptible power system.

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Television station WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio began a program to computerize its newsroom operations in 1982. During the second phase of the process, the station installed an uninterruptible power system (UPS) from LorTec Power Systems, Elyria, Ohio. The system helps prevent catastrophic data losses resulting from power outages. The UPS, which consists of a battery charger-rectifier, solid-state inverter, and automatic static switch, also monitors other types of power disruptions. The station has found its UPS system to be invaluable in preserving the smooth operation of its computerized newsroom.

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This television station's computerized news operation is kept humming by its uninterruptible power system.

This Television Station's Computerized News Operation Is Kept Humming by Its Uninterruptible Power System

"In an automated television newsroom, downtime is absolutely intolerable,' says Larry Maisel, vice president for news at WBNS-TV, Channel 10, Columbus, Ohio. "A worst-case situation would be a power interruption within the last few minutes before air time, with two or three late-breaking stories in the process of being completed. Those stories in the works would be lost. In our very competitive business, that's something that we simply cannot aff...

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